Wannee was a small town in the late 1800s located at the west end of the Seaboard Coast Railroad. The railroad originated in Starke, went through Alachua and Bell before ending in Wannee, usually making the round trip once a day with a train named "Peggy." This was the first railroad in the area.

The railroad was taken up in 1936. Wannee now serves as a residential community for those who want to live off the beaten path and there is now a public boat ramp near the old hotel and railroad yard location. You can still plainly see the remnants of the dock.

There is pretty well documented evidence that Marilyn Monroe owned property in Wannee at the time of her death.

Take a look at the Wannee Loop (a sub loop of Gilchrist County)

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